SIA Steward The Mission Impossible DREAM

While teachers are to encourage the pupils to dream the impossible, go realise their dreams and spread their wings and soar to the high heaven, i did the "undreamable" thing yesterday (01/07/06). I went for the Singapore Airline (SIA) flight steward and stewardess recruitment. :) Teacher must also do what they preach, right?? We always tell our pupils to do their best, reach for the stars and fulfill their dreams, but teacher cannot be a living example for them.

So I accidently (I promise you it is really accidently) so happened to check the SIA website to see if they have any recruitment drive on friday. And "wah kao" the next day is the recruitment. It really got me pretty excited, imagine the oppotunity to meet the rich businessmen (for business oppotunites when i retires from SIA), to fly to places where in this life time, I may never afford TIME and money $$$ to go, work with some of the beautiful people and in one of the best company in Singapore and widen my scope of life. I still believe that there is more to life than teaching, marking, scolding and meeting.

When I arrived at the convection center, I cannot believe it. There is long quene for the application form. (Just a shorter version of quene compared to the Singapore idol. Side-track abit, Project Superstar is coming, maybe I should also try. Hmm........ Dun laugh please.) I felt kind of under-dressed for the occasion. These people (men) are coming in long-sleeved shirts, pants and tie, well styled hair (every strand in their proper place, not one is out of place) and I just worn a short-sleeved shirt and jeans. HAHAHAHA............................. As for the ladies, they are REALLY, REALLY well-dressed, some in office attire, dresses and full make-up. Prew, luckily I am a male, believe me the ladies really enjoy this make-up stuff.

Praise God! I was able to clear the 1st round, but got knocked out in the 2nd round. I was pretty disappointed. The interviewer told me that I will receive a notification letter if I am selected but I see those cleared to the 3rd round will receive a slip to go for the water test on another day. Hiaz (sigh!) After reflecting, (teachers are very good at this. we ask pupils to do reflection for success, mistakes etc. Teachers are also to do reflective teaching. PUKE! What a load of bullshit!) I came to a few conclusions why I am not selected (Any SIA interviewers may correct me if I am wrong. HAHAHA)

1) I am too good for them. Teachers are to be worshipped (You know, a life-changing career, change the pupils' life and shorten my life, hahahahahaha)

2) I am still too good for them. The interviewer noted that I have not worked in a service industry even though I have sales experience in a wine shop. but looking on the other hand, the school is also a service industry as some of the principles have put it that the students are our customers ( but i cannot agreed with this, because we do not shout and scold our customers, do we?) He continued to ask me how I will handle difficult parents or pupils. We, teachers, just explain to the parents our position and point of view if they are reasonable, they will also agree with us. It is for the common good of the pupils, their children. What is so difficult?!

3) I think I may have "cocked up" the question portion. The interviewer asked me if I see a fellow stewardess is molested by a passenger, what will I do? How the hell am I supposed to know what is the SOP (standard operating procedure) of the company without training? Am I supposed to slap his face, ask him not to molest my fellow colleague and embarrass him in front of all the passengers or tie his hands up?

4) Read a passage. What interview is this? English teacher? Even the MOE interview also did not ask me to read a passage. Not prepared for this, of course, my reading is crap, compared to what I can do during the phonetics class during NIE. How the hell on earth do you pronouns this word "carousel"? Am I supposed to read the safety regulation before the taking off of the plane? From the last time, I took a flight of another airplane, the safety regulation is video recorded before hand so they just broadcast on the tele screen. Reading is SO, SO old school. The interview do not change with the times.

5) Sad, but I admit there is a gap between my two front teeth. Hey, with money, nothing cannot be corrected. All I need is a thousand dollars to get the braces. The last time I did braces, the dentist did a good job but the teeth started to shift. :)

6) The interviewer ended the interview by asking:" Oh, you are married?" Of course I am are you blind or what? Can't you read that in the application form or see the ring in my finger? "With child." Yes, what is wrong with that? you mean I cannot have children???? Maybe SIA cannot accept married people applying for the job. DISCRIMINATION!!!!!!!! Talk about a equal opppotunity employer...... or they imply that stewards and stewardesses cannot get married and have children???? ........ leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Disappointed, yes, I am. But I am try again, not before I go back to lick my wounds. :P



I tried I failed but at least I tried to fulfill my dreams, have you?